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Powers & roots

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Powers and roots questions

AQA 8300 Powers and roots 60 questions

Paper 1: Non-calculator June 2025 Foundation tier, Question 2 4 marks

Here is a card from a game.

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(a)

Write down the number from the card that is a multiple of 5

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(b)

Write down the number from the card that is a factor of 40

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(c)

Write down the number from the card that is a prime number.

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(d)

Write down the number from the card that is a square number.

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Paper 3: Calculator June 2025 Foundation tier, Question 9 4 marks

(a)

The square of a whole number is a two-digit number.

Work out the smallest number that could have been squared and the largest number that could have been squared.

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(b)

Which has the larger value 0.82 or 0.83 ? Tick a box.

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Give a reason for your answer.

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Paper 1: Non-calculator November 2024 Foundation tier, Question 1 3 marks

(a)
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(b)

Work out the value of 33

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(c)

Write 10 000 as a power of 10

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Paper 1: Non-calculator June 2024 Foundation tier, Question 6 3 marks

(a)

Write down the value of 32

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(b)
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(c)

Work out the value of 24

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Paper 1: Non-calculator June 2024 Higher tier, Question 15 4 marks

(a)

Between which two consecutive integers does the square root of 210 lie?

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(b)

Here are two calculations, A and B.

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Use approximations to show that answer to A maths symbol answer to B

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Paper 2: Calculator June 2024 Foundation tier, Question 12 3 marks

A code has five different digits written in order, starting with the smallest. The last digit is the only square number. The middle digit is the only even number.

Work out the code.

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Paper 2: Calculator November 2023 Higher tier, Question 11 1 mark

A fair coin is thrown a number of times. The probability that every throw results in Heads is fraction How many times is the coin thrown?

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Paper 3: Calculator November 2023 Foundation tier, Question 22, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

The first two cube numbers are 1 and 8

Show that the 3rd cube number can be written as the sum of three different prime numbers.

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Paper 3: Calculator November 2023 Higher tier, Question 7, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

The first two cube numbers are 1 and 8

Show that the 3rd cube number can be written as the sum of three different prime numbers.

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Paper 1: Non-calculator June 2023 Foundation tier, Question 1 4 marks

Here is a list of numbers. 14 9 20 29 3 45 33

(a)

Which number in the list is a multiple of 4 ?

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(b)

Which number in the list is a square number?

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(c)

Which two numbers in the list have a total of 43 ?

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(d)

Work out largest number in the list รท smallest number in the list

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Paper 1: Non-calculator June 2023 Foundation tier, Question 3 4 marks

(a)

Work out (โ€“ 4) ร— (โ€“ 3)

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(b)

Work out 6 ร— (โ€“ 5)

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(c)

Work out (โ€“8)2

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(d)

Work out 103

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Paper 2: Calculator June 2023 Foundation tier, Question 7 6 marks

(a)

Complete the boxes using two different even numbers and two different odd numbers.

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(b)

Complete the boxes using a factor of 12 and

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(c)

Complete the boxes using a square number and a prime number.

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Paper 2: Calculator November 2022 Foundation tier, Question 6 4 marks

(a)

Write a number in the box to make the calculation correct.

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(b)

Write a number in the box to make the calculation correct.

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(c)

Write a fraction in the box to make the calculation correct.

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(d)

Write the same number in both boxes to make the calculation correct.

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Paper 2: Calculator November 2022 Foundation tier, Question 21, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

(a)

k is a whole number between 40 and 50 The cube root of k is 3, to the nearest whole number. Work out the largest possible value of k.

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Fay tries to solve x2 = 100 She says, โ€˜โ€˜The only possible value of x is 10โ€™โ€™ Give a reason why she is not correct.

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Paper 2: Calculator November 2022 Foundation tier, Question 24 4 marks

(a)
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Give your answer as a decimal.

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Give your answer in standard form.

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Paper 2: Calculator November 2022 Higher tier, Question 7, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

(a)

k is a whole number between 40 and 50 The cube root of k is 3, to the nearest whole number. Work out the largest possible value of k.

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Fay tries to solve x2 = 100 She says, โ€˜โ€˜The only possible value of x is 10โ€™โ€™ Give a reason why she is not correct.

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Paper 3: Calculator November 2022 Foundation tier, Question 5 3 marks

(a)

Write down the two prime numbers between 25 and 35

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(b)

Write down one cube number between 100 and 300

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Paper 3: Calculator November 2022 Higher tier, Question 14 5 marks

Here are two solid cubes, X and Y. The mass of X is 10.976 kg The area of each face of X is 784 cm2

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(a)

Zayan wants to know the density of Y. He assumes that Y is identical to X.

What density should he get for Y? Give your answer in grams per cubic centimetre.

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(b)

In fact, the mass of Y is less than the mass of X the area of each face of Y is greater than the area of each face of X.

What does this mean about the actual density of Y? Tick one box.

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Paper 1: Non-calculator November 2020 Higher tier, Question 14 4 marks

(a)

c = 2 10 ร— 3 ร— 5 6 Work out 18 c. Give your answer as a product of prime factors in index form.

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Give your answer as an integer.

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Paper 2: Calculator November 2020 Foundation tier, Question 8 4 marks

Also involves Factors, multiples and primes

(a)

Write down an even whole number that is also a square number.

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(b)

Write down all the cube numbers between 100 and 400

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(c)

Write down two numbers that are multiples of 3 and multiply to make 216

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Paper 2: Calculator June 2018 Higher tier, Question 18 1 mark

The solution of 3x = 300 lies between two consecutive integers. Work out the two integers.

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Paper 1: Non-calculator November 2017 Foundation tier, Question 20 2 marks

n is an odd number. p is a prime number. In each part write down possible values of n and p so that

(a)

n + p is a square number.

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(b)

np is a square number.

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Paper 3: Calculator November 2017 Foundation tier, Question 23, also on the Higher paper 2 marks

Show that 268 can be written as the sum of a power of 3 and a square number.

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Paper 3: Calculator November 2017 Higher tier, Question 6, also on the Foundation paper 2 marks

Show that 268 can be written as the sum of a power of 3 and a square number.

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